Many temptations of the modern life are robbing us of the precious sleeping time. After studying sleep duration among middle-aged men and women, epidemiologist Diane Lauderdale and her colleagues from the University of Chicago reported that we sleep less than we should, and even… less than we think. Spending on average 7.5 hours in ... Full story

We all know that dogs exceed most animals in intelligence, but how far can their abilities reach? Humans are interested enough in that to conduct research, and some of us may get a surprise at the facts that come to light. Full story

Hypertension poses a serious health threat. Scientists discovered a gene responsible for water-salt metabolism and associated with a high risk of hypertension when they conducted genetic studies among Amish sect adherents who reject civilization and live in strict isolation in southwestern Pennsylvania. Full story

The study published by US biologists in Science magazine says that it is now possible to extract cells that become the fat tissue from the walls of blood vessels. New findings will help in the treatment of diabetes and obesity as well as improve wound healing. Progenitor cells of the fat tissue are mature stem cells. Unlikely embryonic stem cells that turn into any cell type, they can develop into different cell types within only one tissue – fat tissue in this case. Full story